North Carolina's 11th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 11th Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Republican incumbent Mark Meadows defeated Tom Hill (D) in the general election.
Meadows won election to the U.S. House for the first time in 2012, gaining a Republican seat that was previously held by former Rep. Heath Shuler, a member of the Democratic Party.[4][5] Despite Meadows' short time in Congress, North Carolina's 11th District was rated as a "Solid Republican" seat in 2014 by The Cook Political Report.[6] Meadows defeated Hayden Rogers by 14.8 percent in the 2012 general election and had raised $201,760.89 in campaign contributions as of his 2014 Pre-Primary FEC report. In contrast, Meadows' Democratic challenger in the general election, Hill, lost to Rogers in the 2012 Democratic primary election and had not reported any campaign contributions as of the Pre-Primary report deadline.
In the May 6, 2014, primary, Meadows ran uncontested for the Republican nomination, while Hill defeated Keith Ruehl in the Democratic primary.[7]
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. North Carolina utilizes a semi-closed primary system. Parties decide who may vote in their respective primaries. Voters may choose a primary ballot without impacting their unaffiliated status.[8][9][10][11]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by April 11, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 10, 2014 (25 days before the day of the election).[12]
- See also: North Carolina elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Mark Meadows (R), who was first elected in 2012.
North Carolina's 11th Congressional District is located in the western portion of the state and includes Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Swain, Transylvania. and Yancey counties. A portion of Buncombe County is also included in the district.[13]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Mark Meadows - Incumbent
Tom Hill
May 6, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Mark Meadows Incumbent |
62.9% | 144,682 | |
| Democratic | Tom Hill | 37.1% | 85,342 | |
| Total Votes | 230,024 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Tom Hill |
54.1% | 16,819 | ||
| Keith Ruehl | 45.9% | 14,272 | ||
| Total Votes | 31,091 | |||
| Source: Results via the North Carolina State Board of Elections |
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Key votes
Government affairs
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[14] Meadows joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[15][16]
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[17] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[18] Mark Meadows voted in favor of the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[19]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[20] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Mark Meadows voted against HR 2775.[21]
Campaign contributions
Mark Meadows
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Meadows’ reports.[22]
| Mark Meadows (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Bericht | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[23] | April 15, 2013 | $14,433.72 | $32,375.75 | $(38,969.08) | $7,840.39 | ||||
| July Quarterly[24] | July 15, 2013 | $7,840.39 | $41,390.83 | $(9,617.18) | $39,614.04 | ||||
| October Quarterly[25] | October 14, 2013 | $39,614.04 | $62,103.31 | $(22,390.26) | $79,327.09 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[26] | December 31, 2013 | $79,327 | $31,686 | $(19,577) | $91,675 | ||||
| April Quarterly[27] | April 15, 2014 | $91,675.69 | $28,990.00 | $(15,072.55) | $105,593.14 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[28] | April 24, 2014 | $105,593.14 | $5,215.00 | $(20,787.91) | $90,020.23 | ||||
| July Quarterly[29] | July 15, 2014 | $90,020.23 | $99,450.00 | $(61,994.22) | $127,476.01 | ||||
| October Quarterly[30] | October 15, 2014 | $127,476.01 | $167,826.92 | $(92,861.67) | $202,441.26 | ||||
| Pre-General[31] | October 23, 2014 | $202,441.26 | $4,240.00 | $(27,088.79) | $179,592.47 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $473,277.81 | $(308,358.66) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 11th Congressional District of North Carolina held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which Mark Meadows (R) won. He defeated Hayden Rogers (D) in the general election. This switched partisan control of the district.[32]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Hayden Rogers | 42.6% | 141,107 | |
| Republican | Mark Meadows |
57.4% | 190,319 | |
| Total Votes | 331,426 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Heath Shuler won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jeff Miller (R) in the general election.[33]
| U.S. House, North Carolina District 11 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Heath Shuler incumbent |
54.3% | 131,225 | |
| Republican | Jeff Miller | 45.7% | 110,246 | |
| Total Votes | 241,471 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for August 8, 2014," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ FairVote's Monopoly Politics, "2014 House Projections," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "MEADOWS, Mark, (1959 - )," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "SHULER, Heath, (1971 - )," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for June 26, 2014," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "North Carolina - Summary Vote Results," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 25, 2019
- ↑ FairVote ,"Primaries," accessed October 25, 2019
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Election Information," accessed October 25, 2019
- ↑ North Carolina Center for Voter Education, "Register to Vote in North Carolina," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "2016 Contingent Congressional Plan - Corrected," accessed September 28, 2018
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mark Meadows Summary Report," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mark Meadows April Quarterly," accessed August 1st, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mark Meadows July Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mark Meadows October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mark Meadows Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mark Meadows April Quarterly," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mark Meadows Pre-Primary," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mark Meadows July Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mark Meadows October Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mark Meadows Pre-General," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, North Carolina," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
